Comedogenic Ingredients // Official SKINutritious List

April 12, 2017

Comedogenic ingredients are scientifically proven to increase the chance of clogged pores. This appears as little white bumps covering a whole area or the entire face. This acne is different than those caused by diet which are often fewer but more intense, red, and painful.

About 50% of the clients I have worked with experience comedogenic acne. If you are prone to acne, it is important to check every products you use on the face for comedogenic ingredients.

A NOTE ABOUT OILS //The only truly acne-safe oils are jojoba, safflower, sunflower, and all essential oils. There are many oils that have not been tested that cause tremendous problems for acne. Some non-tested oils include argan oil, hemp oil, borage oil, and macademia oil just to name a few.

COMEDOGENIC INGREDIENTS

A & D additive

Acetylated lanolin alcohol

Almond oil

Apricot kernel oil

Ascorbyl palmitate

Avocado oil

Avocado oil, refined

Beeswax

Betyl stearate

Butyl sterate

Capric acid

Ceramides

Cereayl alcohol + ceteareth 20

Ceteareth-20

Cetearyl alcohol

Cetyl acetate

Cetyl alcohol

Coal tar

Cocoa butter

Coconut butter

Coconut oil

Cocos nucifera

Corn oil

Cotton seed oil

D&C red (most pigments)

Decaglyceryl decaoleate

Deyl oleate

Di (2 ethylhexyl) succinate

Dioctyl malate

Dioctyl succinate

Eicosanoic acid

Ethoxylated lanolins

Ethylhexyl palmitate

Ethylhexyl pelargonate

Evening primrose oil

Flax seed oil

Glyceryl stearate SE

Glyceryl-3-diisostearate

Grapeseed oil

Hexylene glycol

Hydrogenated vegetable oil

Isocetyl alcohol

Isocetyl stearate

Isodecyl oleate

Isoparaffin C9-11

Isopropyl isostearate

Isopropyl lanolate

Isopropyl linolate

Isopropyl myristate

Isopropyl neopentanoate

Isopropyl palmitate

Isostearic acid

Isostearyl alcohol

Isostearyl isostearate

Isostearyl neopentanoate

Laneth-10

Lanolic acid

Lanolin alcohol

Laureth-23

Laureth-4

Lauric acid

Linoleic acid

Linolenic acid

Linseed oil

Mineral oil

Mink oil

Mink oil, refined

Myreth-3 myristate

Myristic acid

Myristyl alcohol

Myristyl lactate

Myristyl myristate

Octyl palmitate

Octyl stearate

Octyldodecanol

Olea europaea fruit oil

Oleic acid (in natural oils)

Oleth-10

Oleth-3

Oleth-3 phosphate

Oleth-5

Oleyl alcohol

Olive oil

Palm oil

Palmitic acid

Peach kernel oil

Peanut oil

PEG 100 distearate

PEG 150 distearate

PEG 16 lanolin

PEG 200 dilaurate

PEG 8 stearate

PG caprylate/caprate

Pentaerythrital tetra isostearate

PG dipelargonate

PG monostearate

Phytanriol

Polyglyceryl-3-diisostearate

PPG 10 cetyl ether

PPG 12 PEG 65 lanolin oil

PPG 2 myristyl propionate

PPG 5 Ceteth 10 phosphate

Sandalwood seed oil

Sesame oil

Shark liver oil

Sorbitan isostearate

Sorbitan laurate

Sorbitan oleate

Soybean oil

Steareth-10

Steareth-20

Stearic acid

Stearic acid: TEA

Stearyl alcohol

Stearyl heptanoate

Sulfulated jojoba oil

Sweet almond oil

Triethanoleamine

Vitamin A palmitate

Vitis vinifera seed extract

Water-soluble sulfur

Wheat germ glyceride

Wheat germ oil

Xylene

UNTESTED OILS (comedogenicity unknown) :

Argan oil

Borage oil

Hemp oil

Macadamia oil

Rosehip oil

Walnut oil

References:

Fulton, James E., Comedogenicity and irritancy of commonly used ingredients in skincare products. Society of Cosmetic Chemists, 1989.